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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1897
Page
5
A dialogue highlights how appearances mislead judgment. A boy's father warns against judging by looks and a mother notes deception in people and objects. The speaker jokes that sturdy shoes bought for six weeks mask a longer lasting Latin grammar in contrast with fragile schooling.
Readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills for kidney trouble backache and relaxes in the uterus. Testimonials from Mrs Maguere Ports Cincinnati and others claim restored health and weight gain after using the remedies.
The text urges gentle stimulation through Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to counter renal inactivity and warns against un medicated stimulants. It notes kidneys' delicate membranes and claims Bitters aid malarial complaints indigestion rheumatism neuralgia and biliousness. It adds that the United States has 1300 fruit and vegetable canneries.
One hundred dollar reward offered for catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Advert claimed testimonials free and that the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Toledo area druggists listed with prices 75 cents per bottle. Also mentions Hell's Family Pills. At Niles Michigan a Chinese bicycle courier named Foo Lee is noted.
An advertisement touts Hall's Ha Renewer as the best preventive for scalp diseases hair loss and premature baldness. The copy emphasizes its efficacy and urges readers to try the product for maintained hair and scalp health.
The first female Electrical Workers' Union has been formed at Cleveland. Worthington residents push for a curfew ordinance while a traveler from Au Sable Michigan recalls Piso's Cure for Consumption saving a life.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen feet and instantly eases sting from corns and bunions. It makes tight shoes feel easy and fights sweating callous hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or mailed 25 cents. Trial package free. Indianapolis Salvation Army officers to open army barracks at Muncie.
An old ad promises Mrs Winalow teething syrup for children and a Great Nerve Restorer claim by Dr Kline offering a free trial bottle. It notes a New Directory listing Loganport population 21 433 and reports Grant county wealth rising by 140000 in seven years.
Try Grain O the new grain drink that can replace coffee for all ages. It bears a rich mocha like color yet is made from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. Packages sold by grocers at 15c and 25c. No. 2 What caused the delay Life.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad advertises an absolute airline from St. Louis to Color ado Montana Idaho Oregon and Washington points with Pullman buffet seats free and reclining chair cars. Trains depart St. Louis each evening and tickets berth reservations maps and details can be obtained from coupon ticket agents or T C Kimber Mo Pac Ry Indiana. In the past month six unions formed at Muncie Indiana.
The Ohio agricultural outlook notes profitable beet sugar possible in northern Ohio with suitable soils and thinning practices. It cites Ohio Experiment Station data showing 12–20 tons per acre under favorable conditions, high startup costs near a quarter million dollars, and a need for about 1000 acres of beets for a viable factory. It mentions U S and European sugar dynamics, import duties, and the Wooster bulletin summarizing strategies used in other states.
Prof. John A. Myers of the West Virginia Experiment Station urges farmers to merge dairy and poultry to boost income. He notes poultry needs little capital, uses idle farm labor, and can pay at least one dollar per hen per year in eggs. He favors egg producing birds for long term profitability and stresses matching poultry goals with farm aims.
The Cornell instructor presents practical guidelines for cream ripening and butter making. He describes optimal temperatures 62 to 68 degrees, even ripening, smooth pouring, paddle texture, and surface indentations. He advises churn until kernels are wheat-sized, washing with 40–45 degrees water in heat or 50–62 in cold, adding salt in the wash or churn for better flotation and flavor.
The article urges farms to prioritize the home dairy to improve butter quality and yield per cow. It warns against using beef cattle for dairy work, stresses proper feeding and facilities, and recommends breeding choicest heifer calves to sustain dairy cows. It notes ready year round butter sales and manure as fertilizer, ending with building a strong home dairy foundation.
A Century excerpt recalls Sir Samuel Baker’s remark on the finest African sight the wounded lion charge. The narrator instead values a half naked Zulu warrior with shield and spear chasing an wounded antelope through forest light, a vivid scene from Africa and India.
The Patron’s Bulletin advises regular milkings at fixed morning and evening hours and milking in a consistent order to reduce cattle stress. It notes bonding with the cow and views pure feed and water as essential for quality milk, while warning that contamination from dust and dried urine airborne particles can taint milk.
The article describes neckwear including lace chiffon and tulle bows secured with jeweled scarf pins. It notes a white mull scarf as a neck finish for shirt waists, trimmed with lace and long enough to wrap twice and tie in a sailor knot.
Carpenters and cabinetmakers suffer varicose veins in the legs and shoulder strain from sawing and planing aggravates a diseased condition of the large artery from the heart to the arm.
The Philadelphia Record notes that flour dust collects on bakers teeth and becomes acidic, causing a special decay. It also cites bakers as great victims of consumption due to irregular life, day sleep, and night work.
A new grain based beverage called Grain-O is marketed as a coffee substitute. It is said to ease stomach distress, closely resembles coffee in taste, and costs about one quarter the price. Packages sell for 15c or 25c with ads noting health benefits for children. The note also mentions a toilet set and a windfall of other items, and a line about the Winona summer school.
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